All That Jazz Fabrics

All That Jazz fabric
Originally uploaded by Kitty And Me.

Ok, here are the fabrics that I picked out for my block. They're all a little brighter than they look here and unfortunately, the scanner just killed the metallic on the bottom piece. The bottom fabric is black but is printed over with hot metallic colors. Purple, yellow, orange and blue. Very hot looking!

I'm off to sew but I'll have more later.
That's if I can sew with these bifocals!
Geez, will I ever get used to them?

My "All That Jazz" Block Decision

Well, after much thought and many ideas, I have finally decided on what to do for my "All That Jazz" block! I'm going with the Mardi Gras theme. I plan to use the Mardi Gras colors, gold, green and purple. I'm going to do a mask, hopefully with feathers, beads and sequins. I'll be working in some of the music buttons that my mom found for me last weekend. I'm so excited!

I'm getting ready now to pull my fabric stash out and do the foundation piecing. I just have a few more "Kitty & Me" business things to take care of first and then I'll be on my merry sewing way!

Check back later. As soon as my block is pieced, I'll post a photo here.

A Quick Update

I'm working on my last Christmas gift now. This will take me about another week to complete. If all goes as planned, I'm going to sew up my All That Jazz Block tomorrow. As soon as the foundation piecing is done, I'll post a photo. Sorry I don't have any interesting photos to post at the moment. I can't share what I'm working on until after the holidays. But as soon as my current project is complete, I can get back to sharing my stitching here.

And have I mentioned, that these bifocals are driving me crazy?

Motifs For "All That Jazz"

Been reading the various blogs by CQer's and everyone is thinking about their blocks for the All That Jazz project. I too have been thinking of what to do with my block and the various motifs that could be associated with the south, Mardi Gras and so on.

One of things that comes to my mind besides the little Southern Belles (Crinoline Ladies) is peacocks. Yes, I remember seeing photos or a movie or something that took place on a southern plantation and there were peacocks roaming around. Wish I could remember where exactly I saw that.

So what do my readers think of this idea? Yes, I love doing peacocks and it may not even work as I really don't want to try to stitch a "Gone With The Wind" house on an 8 inch block. I don't know how to tie that in with the "All That Jazz" theme and my little musical buttons but I'm open to ideas if anyone has any!

And speaking of seeing, these bifocals are getting on my nerves!

Buttons For My "All That Jazz" Block

All That Jazz buttons
Originally uploaded by Kitty And Me.

My mom found these for me at Michael's. I'm planning on using some of them on my "All That Jazz" block. I have a metallic gold paint pen so I'll probably paint the brass instruments.

I think these will work nicely. I just have to get my block sewn up and then figure out what direction to go with it.